Dace

Freshwater
Dace - Photo by Danny Keogh
Photo by Danny Keogh
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Irish Name:
Dáis
Scientific Name:
Leuciscus leuciscus

Description

Slim, silvery fish found in flowing rivers. Fast swimmer that rises to surface flies. Less common than roach.

Identification

Slim, streamlined body. Silver flanks. Yellowish eyes. Concave anal fin edge. Smaller than roach.

Where to Find Dace

Lakes (13)

Inniscarra Reservoir
Cork · Present
Lough Allen
Leitrim/Roscommon · Present
Lough Currane
Kerry · Common
Lough Derg
Tipperary/Clare/Galway · Common
Lough Erne (Lower)
Fermanagh/Donegal · Common
Lough Ree
Westmeath/Longford/Roscommon · Common
Lough Arrow
Sligo/Roscommon · Abundant
Lough Conn
Mayo · Abundant
Lough Corrib
Galway/Mayo · Abundant
Lough Cullin
Mayo · Abundant
Lough Mask
Mayo/Galway · Abundant
Lough Melvin
Leitrim/Fermanagh · Abundant
Lough Sheelin
Cavan/Meath/Westmeath · Abundant

Reservoirs (2)

Carrigadrohid Reservoir
Cork · Present
Poulaphuca Reservoir
Wicklow/Kildare · Common

Rivers (13)

River Dodder
Dublin · Present
River Erne
Cavan/Fermanagh/Donegal · Present
River Barrow
Carlow/Kilkenny/Laois/Wexford · Common
River Blackwater
Cork/Waterford/Kerry · Common
River Boyne
Meath/Louth/Kildare · Common
River Corrib
Galway · Common
River Lee
Cork · Common
River Liffey
Dublin/Kildare/Wicklow · Common
River Moy
Mayo/Sligo/Roscommon · Common
River Nore
Kilkenny/Laois/Tipperary · Common
River Shannon
Multiple · Common
River Slaney
Wexford/Carlow/Wicklow · Common
River Suir
Tipperary/Waterford/Kilkenny · Common
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Species Information
  • Category Coarse
  • Habitat Freshwater
  • Average Weight 0.15 kg
Specimen Threshold

Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC) qualifying sizes:

Weight 0.454 kg
(1.00 lbs)
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Community Photos (1)

Dace by Danny Keogh
Danny Keogh

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